A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

'd Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15 15.4 12.1 19.9 5.8 10.3 26.6
Number of occurrences4830 8 2 1 1 6
Number of authors23 10 6 2 1 1 3

Occurrences of 'd in Corpus

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Central

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
med tae gie it much thocht, Ye'd done it yersel often enough. on page 77

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
come back fae Santa Ponsa n he'd huv stuck a deep-sea diver wa on page 7

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
. It wis an impediment that he'd tholed ever since he wis 3 la on page 22

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
eports. If ah wis a dominie ah'd invent some richt crackers fu on page 2
ir bumbazed than ever, but she'd the sense no tae show it. 'Wh on page 9
Mrs Phelps said. 'Ah think ye'd better ask her.' on page 10
ff the dook, and even then she'd only jist done it. The bunnet on page 24
D'ye think ah'm that gawpit ah'd glue this thing tae ma heid o on page 27
Also on pages 28, 51, 52, 58, 60, 70, 72, 73, 76, 77, 83, 85, 92, 93, 95, 100, 108, 111, 112, 117, 122, 123, 124, 125, 129, 130, 131, 133, 135, 140, 148, 150, 152, 153, 155, 156, 164, 165, 166, 173, 176, 177, 184, 186, 189, 190, 191, 192, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 200, 201, 204, 207, 209, 213, 219, 220, 223, 225, 226, 232
17 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
his auntie dee'd. Is there oniethin mair boak- on page 84

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
im yet so ah asked ma da if he'd take me tae the baths tae let on page 11

1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
'I think,' said Doug, 'I'd better activate ma Declarter. on page 10

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
For an instance: A'd wantit tae walk hame but A'v on page 23
Ye see yon birkie ca'd a lord, on page 32
n a contraction (they had/they'd): on page 33

3 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
wey they gaed on braggin. They'd baith juist gotten thair pey- on page 58

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
A'S A nutter. Radio rental. He'd dae anythin for a laugh so he
, tellt the wifie next door we'd won the lottery and were flit
ah'm serious. Just thought ah'd go and have a wee meditate, t
hit's he up tae noo?' looks ah'd seen a million times afore.
he time afore that was when ah'd tae drag you tae Anne Marie's
24 matches

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
. They were aa deid. An noo, A'd naewye tae gyang. Sae fan my on page 30

1 matches

Wood, Evelyn Tales Fae The Doric Side - Carlo, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
p an on a whim decided that we'd see if the Vespa wis able tae on page 28

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
ids they war an aul maids they'd remain on page 15

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
s gan baak, so thi wer aw neep'd. Noo, eit thi saim tyme a lad on page 12

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
Lek pilgrim's wither'd wreath o floors Pluck'd in a on page 6
peedy stories aboot bairns who'd got burnt, an eaten up by wil on page 12
w ee wur cat Dinah: A think ee'd take a fancy till cats if ee on page 21

3 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
, Cheetie?" Ailice begoud. "Ye'd hae jaloused it gin ye'd been on page 10

1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Fur he caa'd her a dozey owld bat. on page 2

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Germanic language Norn, at dee'd oot ida eighteent century. Be on page V

1 matches

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Nervously we'd watch, in case on page 149

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
was on his feet. Maisie follae'd him tae the motor. She keeked on page 1

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
Whaniver Herod fun oot he'd bin haad, he wus rïppin, an on page 2
od that much, that he swore he'd gie hir whutiver she axt fer. on page 9
y an oor a thief wus cumin, ye'd be lukin oot for hïm, wud ye on page 92
an the' cum bak an toul iz the'd saen a vïsion o angels sayin on page 111

4 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Yin tha fun'd alreidy waitin, on page 15

1 matches

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